Robert Noble, self-proclaimed benefactor of the elderly, awaiting bail in County Jail, Los Angeles, November 3, 1937

Item Overview

Title

Robert Noble, self-proclaimed benefactor of the elderly, awaiting bail in County Jail, Los Angeles, November 3, 1937

Date Created

November 3, 1937

Date

1937-11-03

Publisher

Los Angeles Daily News

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Notes

Description

Robert Noble in County Jail awaiting bail. Noble, a self-proclaimed benefactor of the elderly, was arrested as he entered court to face misdemeanor charges, on a warrant that officers had been trying to serve for days. He was seized and booked and went to jail to await his $1000 bail to be made. Noble was a radio personality who gained loyal followers from an old age pension plan he promoted. Noble and his followers were originally arrested on October 17, 1937 while staging a demonstration near radio station KMTR. Noble was charged with holding a parade without permit, blocking the sidewalk and refusing to disperse on police command. After a lengthy trial, Noble spent five days in jail, he planned to use the time to prepare speeches for a gubernatorial campaign. He said he was pleased that he would have a captive audience at this time

Caption

Text from original nitrate sleeve: Noble, Robert
Handwritten annotation from nitrate negative: Robert Noble

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

news photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Names

Noble, Robert

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

People
Pensions--California
Law & legal affairs--California--Los Angeles
Crime
Jails--California--Los Angeles
Demonstrations--California--Los Angeles